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APPEL, Benjamin (1907?1977). Four Roads to Death. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1935. 8vo. Publisher?s orange cloth lettered in green (spine gently sunned); original unclipped dust jacket (spine panel a bit toned, minor rubbing at ends). Provenance: Bill Meckfessel (bookplate). FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING of this scarce and often overlooked hardboiled mystery classic. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR dated June 12, 1935: ?To my friend Bill [Meckfessel]/and hoping you like this/as well as Brain Guy, and/more hoping that this/one?ll send me to/Sisco so we can say/hello./Ben Appel.?